Geography Vocabulary

The _________ is an imaginary line at 0 degrees that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Earth

The place on the map where the symbols are defined.

• A map key

• A map box

• A map picture

What is a circle with the cardinal directions printed on a map called?

• A Cardinal

• A Compass Rose

• A Camp

Drawing on a flat surface

• Map

• Globe

• Key

A large landmass on the Earth's surface

• continent

• island

• mountain

______________the four directions on a map: north, south, east, and west

• climate

• cardinal directions

• relative location

The natural features of land, such as mountains, rivers, peninsulas, hills, oceans, lakes, and ponds are called:

• environment

• landforms

• globe

• latitude

One of seven large land masses found on Earth are called:

• continent

• island

• mountain

Large bodies of saltwater are called:

• ponds

• oceans

• lakes

A __________ divides a map into squares and makes it easier to find places.

• key

• continent

• grind